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5 Days of Hosmeschool Encouragement - Take a Look Tuesday - Grade 8 and 10

On this second day of the Back to School blog hop hosted by the Schoolhouse Review crew blog, I will finally be sharing with you our plans for this coming year.

This year I was later than usual in planning our school year. Like I mentioned yesterday, grade 9 did not go as planned, so I was still getting over the frustration and then we were on Vacation overseas, so waited until we came back earlier this month to work on it.

This year I will have a 10th grader finishing some grade 9 stuff and an 8th grader.

10th grade line up ( with the credit in brackets)

History (1) /Literature (1) /Philosophy (.25)/Bible survey (1):  Tapestry of grace Year 1: Ancient times
We are circling back on our rotation to year 1. This will be Zach' first time doing Ancient Times at the rhetoric level. Looking forward to it. Both his brother and him will still be doing this in a co-op  setting as the past three years.

Math (1 per grade completed): Lifepac.
I switched him last year mid-year, and that set him back half a year, so he is still in the catching mode. So he will be finishing Algebra 1, then on to Algebra 2 and Geometry at the same time, because I am trying to get him ready to take the ACT or ACT (have not decided which one yet).

Logic (1): The Discovery of Deduction
This has been on the schedule for two years, here to hoping it gets done this year

French (1): Duolingo and Breaking the Barrier

Science (1): Ck12 Physical Science

English : The Lantern English Co. Formely SoVerbose.
We are trying out this company, and i was able to secure a free quarter in exchange for a review

Writing (1): Silverdale Press.
We got this as a review last year and liked the content, so we will attempt to complete it this year.

Art History (1): The Master's Apprentice
This is a review item from this year as well that we will seek to complete this year.


He will also still be doing violin and participating in the ensemble he has been part of for 3 years now.


8th grade

Math: Lifepac Algebra I

Science: Ck12-Physical Science

Logic (1): The Discovery of Deduction by Classical Academic Press

Writing : The Lantern English Co. formely SoVerbose.
We are trying out this company, and I was able to secure a free quarter in exchange for a review. They run 8-weeks long courses. He will be doing English IV covering punctuation.

English: Analytical Grammar

History /Literature /Philosophy /Bible survey:  Tapestry of grace Year 1: Ancient times
We are circling back on our rotation to year 1. This will be Johann's' first time doing Ancient Times at the Dialectic level.

French:

Here is another sampling of the blogs participating this week:

Nicole @ Bless Their Hearts Mom
Patti @ Truth and Grace Homeschool Academy
Rebekah @ There Will Be a $5 Charge For Whining
Rodna @ Training Children up for Christ
Stacy @ A Homemakers Heart
Tess @ Circling Through This Life
Wendy @ Life at Rossmont Yvie @ Gypsy Road

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